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WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the July 4th holiday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce a bill to expand the mission of the National Park Service (NPS) to include active use of NPS parks in urban areas. The idea for the bill came from a George Washington University report that examined strategies to create a more activated park system in D.C., which noted that NPS parks in D.C. are “inconsistently managed and inequitably maintained” and “do not meet the needs of people who both live near and experience the park system as a part of their daily lives.” 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed several D.C.-related amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Requirement Equality Act, which would require federal district court judges, federal circuit court judges, the U.S. Attorney, the two U.S. Marshals and the federal court clerk who serve in D.C. to reside in D.C., just as such officials are required to do in other jurisdictions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will receive a $104 million grant from the Federal Transit Authority for low- and no- emission buses and facilities after she wrote a letter supporting WMATA’s grant application. The grant was funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a law that Norton heavily shaped through her work as then-Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Norton currently serves as Ranking Member.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Committee on Appropriations today released the text of the fiscal year 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which includes many victories secured by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) despite Republican control of the House. The bill provides $40 million for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG), a program created by a Norton bill. The appropriations bill, however, includes several new anti-home rule riders.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The co-chairs of the Quiet Skies Caucus (QSC), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Vice Chair Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) announced victories for aircraft noise mitigation included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill passed out of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After yesterday’s failed attempt in the House to override President Biden’s veto on the disapproval resolution that would have nullified D.C.’s policing reform law, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the President was correct in vetoing the disapproval resolution and that Congress should leave decisions about local D.C. laws to D.C. residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed three amendments to the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill being marked up today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee.